Bekins Van Lines

Pros: Great move.
Cons: Small ad.

I hired Boyer Rosene Bekins to move my mother and was very impressed with their service.  The girl that answered the phone was very helpful and didn't seem like she was trying to sell me anything.  The manager who came out to give the estimate ...

Pros: See above.
Cons: None.

Inexpensive. Careful. Courteous. Went above and beyond. Stashed all my stuff in one storage unit (quite a feat, actually). On time, neat, clean, packed my stuff better than I would have. Cheerfull, even. Despite short notice, my dad changing his mind ...

Pros: Reasonable rate, great customer service, great service from estimator to packer to movers.
Cons: So far, no cons. I will write again when my stuff arrives in Arkansas.

No one likes to move. It's exhausting, time consuming, expensive: you only hope your stuff gets where it needs to go and that no one loses an eye in the process. Apparently after deregulation of interstate moving companies, many con artist/fly-by-n ...

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E-mail response to Epinions (December 25, 1999):
While it is our goal to achieve 100% customer satisfaction, occasionally, we fall short of this objective. At no point do we attempt to over-commit regarding delivery dates, and we are cognizant of...

Pros: They do what their paid to do.
Cons: none

I just read the negative review of Bekins South Florida that was on this site and I'm surprised by everything the customer said. I've been using Bekins for more than thirty years, both locally and long distance, including Bekins of South Florida, and ...

Pros: Efficient, On-Time, No-Frills, Cheaper than Most!
Cons: No significant 'negatives' to report.

Just a note to let you know that we used Bekins of South Florida in Pompano and had a very successful move. Although it was a short trip (Ft. Lauderdale to Sarasota), we had a lot of stuff to move. The movers arrived July 13 to pack the truck. The 8 guys ...

Pros: Nicest movers! Everything's here.
Cons: Just a few.

Ok, so I went against ALL the epinions I read about Bekins. Yes, they were the lowest bidder, but it wasn't just that. The guy that came to give me the bid was really nice. He assured me he'd be with the movers the day of the move (he wasn't), and I...

Pros: friendly, on-time, took great care of my antique furniture, nothing broke
Cons: estimator low balled the bid and ticked off the driver

When we decided to move back east from california this spring, I called five different movers to come out and give us estimates. I had never heard of Bekins before, but had a friend who did a local move and had a good experience and suggested I call...

Pros: Goods transported safely
Cons: Bidding practices seem designed to create tension between firm and drivers

When we moved our (then) small household across country from Virginia to Washington State, we got bids from Mayflower, Allied and Bekins. At $5,300, Bekins was by far the lowest bidder -- the others were at $7,500 and up. Plus, the Bekins agent offered...

Pros: We only paid 3500 from San Francisco, CA to Cambridge, MA
Cons: The packers broke a drawer in the kitchen. Can't keep dates.

We moved a one bedroom from San Francisco, CA to Cambridge, MA. Not a lot of stuff, and no car. As other reviewers have stated, Bekins seems to provide a social service by employing the packers they do. This is fine with us, these guys need jobs, too....

Pros: Driver was great!
Cons: Packers were horrible!

Having moved many times in my life, I have had good experiences and bad ones. It really isn’t the company that determines the quality of the move, but instead the individual people that you deal with. Bekins just moved us from Whitefish, Montana, and...

Pros: Least expensive of major movers
Cons: Came a day late, claims not honored

We used Bekins when we moved from Ohio to New Mexico in 1994. We had several major movers come and give us estimates and go over their services in the weeks prior to the move. Bekins estimate was the lowest. My husband's employer was going to pay the...

Pros: Lowest Bid, Good Driver. On-time pick-up and delivery
Cons: Improper Packing, Broke computer monitor and pictures, Bad delivery crew

We moved from Colorado to California and choose Bekins as the Van Line because of the lowest bid. Bekins was also recommended by our corporate relocation manager. However we were throughly disappointed with the packing crew. They left a lot of stuff...

Pros: 8 out of 10 times, no major problems
Cons: Abominable customer service. Amid problems, HQ is unreachable. Work days lost waiting in dark.

In August 2005, our furniture etc. went missing and did not arrive during the expected days. The most unaccountably irresponsible and rotten thing is that we never got to speak with anyone higher up than the first-level receptionists, who gave us the ...

Pros: The mover was friendly and did his job quickly.
Cons: Trying to get them to deliver was a nightmare.

I did not chose Bekins,I had no choice in the matter. My 30th anniversary with my employer will be next month and I was eligible for a reward. There were several choices and one was a curio cabinet. Since I need furniture,I decided to pick that. In the...